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More power, more cargo space, and more fun! The RadRunner 3 Plus takes everything great about its predecessors and amps it up. Is it worth the hype? Let’s dive in!

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The credit for the research goes to my friend.

The best way to move into this is that in the Netherlands they have two names for cyclists.  One translates at bike commuter, while the other would be wheel runner.

Pretty much every bike in North America are Wheel Runner.  They are designed to athleticism.  This is basically the difference between a sport motorcycle and a cruiser.  Commuter bicycles are a lot heavier, with a more relaxed profile.  The heavier weight makes them more robust and more balanced.

The RadMini is an incredibly large bike, but I’m and incredibly large man.  I have trouble finding things that are big enough for me.  Anything, really.

The RadMini weighs 60lbs, and collapses into an incredibly small package.  It has 7 gears, and 5 Petal Assist settings.  There is a throttle like on a motorcycle, but the best way of using it is by pedalling.  Whenever you start pedalling, the power kicks in at whatever setting you have it at.

PAS1 is needed to make up for the weight of the bike.  With 2, I can reach 20-30kph on flats without much effort.  Once I got up to speed, once I was putting so little effort into it that I forgot to pedal.  Not a gliding, but I it was just so easy that I forgot I was pedalling.  3 is good for hilly areas, like around where I live.  4 and 5 are for carrying a lot of weight, or mountain climbing.

This is really nice, as you always have power.  Even if you can’t pedal, like when you are leaning into a turn.  Even when you’ve maxed out your gears, but don’t want to go to the higher gear.  You always have power available.  The gearing is incredibly smooth, and with PAS2/3 you can start in third gear without any issues.

I charged it to full, (though not balance), and 18km down, and I lost about 1 of the 8 bars.  The highest range it lists is 78km.  So, it’s definitely not a long-range bike, but definitely a good commuter.  Ridiculously fun to use.

When it collapses, it gets a lot smaller, which is good for storage, but it’s still pretty awkward to carry.  Weirdly, the collapsable one is cheaper than the other ones, and looks much more balanced.  The break joints are incredibly robust and have redundancies.

The breaks are also incredibly robust, (for a bike), which you really need to a bike this big and powerful.